Welcome to our new and returning students!

After you have completed the College Orientation and Assessment Session you are ready to meet with a college counselor. Counseling services are impacted the two weeks prior to the beginning of the Fall semester and Spring semester. Please complete the matriculation/registration process prior to the two weeks of the beginning of the semester. If you come for counseling services during this peak time, please be prepared to wait.

Counseling Services

Academic Counseling

Assist in addressing academic problems such as probation and dismissal

Advise during times of academic difficulty

Explore majors

Transfer Counseling

Assist students with information and resources for transferring to a university or college including transfer application and process

Review student's qualifications for Transfer Admissions Guarantee

Career Counseling

Help students clarify goals and provide guidance through the process of making decisions about education and career goals

Assist students with the research and review of career options

Teach a variety of career courses that offer students the opportunity to assess their interests, values, personality and skills; improve job search skills as well as enhance college level study skills

Personal Counseling

Discuss personal issues that may affect their academic performance

Explore options and develop plans with students regarding their personal issues, educational decisions and career goals

Provide referrals to other students support services and community resources

No Show Policy:

If the student is unable to keep an appointment, it is his/her responsibility to cancel the appointment and give us 24 hours advance notice by calling 650 306-3452 or stopping by the Welcome Center. Students who do not show or are 10 minutes late to the counseling appointment will be marked as "NO SHOW" on the their record. After two missed appointments (NO SHOWS) students will then be limited to using drop-in services only as they are made available for the remainder of the school year.